Fuddland

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20:23 — Learning the language [beginnings]

It's the tones that kill me. I can handle the fact that, early on, there are simply a lot of words to memorise. It's to be expected--in all languages, to get any kind of grip on the basics, you just... [more]

21:07 — Authoritarian

Landmark day today: I made a kid cry in one of my classes for the first time.... [more]

21:55 — Photos from my walkabout

Aside from the worrying vistas, I took some more pleasing [at least, to my eye] shots on my recent walkabout. [More of a walk-up-and-down actually, since it mostly involved climbing lots of stairs.] This is the long stretch of steep... [more]